%O cited By 1; Conference of 3rd International Conference on Applied Science and Technology, ICAST 2018 ; Conference Date: 10 April 2018 Through 12 April 2018; Conference Code:140017
%I American Institute of Physics Inc.
%L scholars9940
%D 2018
%V 2016
%X The effect of heterogeneous catalyst in the supercritical methanol reaction of wet microalgae (64 wt moisture content), Chlorella vulgaris, was examined in a batch operation system at 385°C for 60 minutes. The reaction products were separated into gas, liquid and solid products while the liquid product was the focus in this paper. Experimental results indicated that a-Al2O3 was the most plausible catalyst as it achieved the highest liquid product and FAME yield among the tested catalysts ZrO2, Zr(WO4)2 and catalyst-free reaction. It indicates that complete dewatering of feedstock, microalgae, may not be necessary in one pot biodiesel production, and the presence of heterogeneous catalyst promotes the yield of liquid product and FAME. © 2018 Author(s).
%R 10.1063/1.5055447
%J AIP Conference Proceedings
%T One pot biodiesel production from wet Chlorella vulgaris using supercritical methanol with oxide catalysts
%A F.Y. Han
%A M. Komiyama
%A Y. Uemura
%A N.E. Rabat